Do you think American cars are better or German cars?

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kellytheman · Accepted Answer

Well most people do think German cars are better because they have the autobahn to test them out but American do more testing on there cars and make them safer. Also America have more a variety of sport cars or luxury cares than Germany.

Jerre · Accepted Answer

I think German cars are better made

BCA6010 · Answer

Broadly speaking, German, but you also need to understand that you are getting gouged when you buy them in the US, so they aren't necessarily a worthy investment. Furthermore, because they use a lot of proprietary parts, letting a third party mechanic or doing work on it yourself tends to lead to an avalanche of new problems when inexperienced owners try to take shortcuts.

US automakers with the exception of Tesla aren't really innovative anymore, and more importantly, build most mainline production cars to fail and be traded in after a few years; they're a disposable product.

My all-around favorite cars of all time are BMWs up through about 2017, and I still have a 2006 335i that is an absolute blast to drive, half a million miles later. Computerization has overcomplicated them since then, and more importantly (to me) the aesthetic redesign of that dumbass bucktooth grill on the 3 and 4 series is unforgivable. Porsche is Germany's cream of the crop, but their cost has inflated too much to be worth it in my opinion, and Mercedes has been overrated forever. Audis aren't really anything special since everyone offers AWD now, and VW makes a solid car, just not one people get excited about.

malarkey · Answer

America makes some pretty good cars, but the average person doesn't know about them... Just a couple examples...

exitseven · Answer

I always buy American. You buy a german car and the first time it has to get fixed you have to take out a second mortgage on your house.
My old boss drove BMWs and he used to tell me how much it costs to get even an oil change and it was twice what you would pay at a regular place/

LiamS95 · Answer

It depends if you want to pay $350.00 for an oil change on a German car or $10,000.00 for a brake job on a German car then you have to decide if one is a bit better but costs a small fortune to maintain vs. One that is a bit less but easy and inexpensive to maintain monthly.

DryGermanGuy · Answer

Absolutely not.

purplepoppy · Answer

Apart from the odd Ford or an old classic you'll rarely see an American car on the UK roads. Might as well buy chinese.

worldscolide · Answer

Considering the cost for repair, on amarican VS German cars, yes Americans are better. When it comes to reliability, American or Japanese over German. When it comes to cost of maintenance, again American or Japanese way over German.

ohsheeT · Answer

It depends on the car I mean you might as well throw Honda and Toyota in there too. Different countries but they are excellent cars too

Staximus · Answer

German cars handle better but that's about it. Nowadays German cars are only good if you get a new one every 5 years. There's so many stupid electronic gizmos and when they start breaking, you're screwed.

slatyb · Answer

What do you want it for? I had a BMW sedan and the handling was fantastic. Unfortunately German cars can be expensive to maintain.

abc3643 · Answer

I don't think American cars are better than German cars.

Anonymous · Answer

Depends on service. At this point german cars have lost resale value due to covid and the skyrocketing cost and limited availability of parts. Thanks trump for letting covid in. You're awesome.

AviatorTom · Answer

Not really. I've driven Japanese cars assembled in the US for the past 20 years.

SleepingHazard · Answer

German cars are better, but I think the US is better at designing cars that are more capable of enduring these rugged roads.

Mark987 · Answer

By pure performance its German by far and it's not even close.

Anonymous · Answer

German cars. Especially if they've a diesel engine. A diesel car in the us doesn't exist.

msc545 · Answer

German cars are much much better. American cars are poorly designed and made and just junk.

Bklynbadboy12 · Answer

Nope German cars are better but we make better trucks

jamesgoldman · Answer

German, I've been in a Carrera GT

Jennz6 · Answer

It depends on what you are looking for

TwinkleStars03 · Answer

I don't know enough about it

Anonymous · Answer

No, German cars need less fuel.

dudeinohio · Answer

Yes.

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